coolmelbourne.org

Slow Food is an international not-for-profit organisation founded in 1986 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions, people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world – people, communities, animals, plants and the environment. Slow Food is based in Bra, Italy and now has almost 100,000 members in 132 countries.

Slow Food fosters community awareness of food that is good, clean and fair - that the food we eat tastes good and should be good for us; that it is grown and made in ways that respect animals, the environment and our health; and that the producers who grow or create it should be fairly rewarded for their endeavour.

Local branches - called convivia - are at the heart of Slow Food in Australia. Across the country, members in a network of 38 convivia foster community awareness and celebrate and champion food that is good, clean and fair. They work with artisan producers to market their foods, help school communities to develop kitchen gardens, promote food traditions and knowledge, and organise tasting workshops and events through which we learn about the source of food, farming methods, and the importance of food sustainability for ourselves and the planet. Slow Food Australia has also developed national projects to support local convivia activities and events.

Click here to find out more about Slow Food Australia.